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Gabor filter parameter optimization for multi-textured images : a case study on water body extraction from satellite imagery.

dc.contributor.advisorMoodley, Deshendran.
dc.contributor.authorPillay, Maldean.
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-28T15:27:28Z
dc.date.available2014-08-28T15:27:28Z
dc.date.created2012
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionThesis (M.Sc.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2012.en
dc.description.abstractThe analysis and identification of texture is a key area in image processing and computer vision. One of the most prominent texture analysis algorithms is the Gabor Filter. These filters are used by convolving an image with a family of self similar filters or wavelets through the selection of a suitable number of scales and orientations, which are responsible for aiding in the identification of textures of differing coarseness and directions respectively. While extensively used in a variety of applications, including, biometrics such as iris and facial recognition, their effectiveness depend largely on the manual selection of different parameters values, i.e. the centre frequency, the number of scales and orientations, and the standard deviations. Previous studies have been conducted on how to determine optimal values. However the results are sometimes inconsistent and even contradictory. Furthermore, the selection of the mask size and tile size used in the convolution process has received little attention, presumably since they are image set dependent. This research attempts to verify specific claims made in previous studies about the influence of the number of scales and orientations, but also to investigate the variation of the filter mask size and tile size for water body extraction from satellite imagery. Optical satellite imagery may contain texture samples that are conceptually the same (belong to the same class), but are structurally different or differ due to changes in illumination, i.e. a texture may appear completely different when the intensity or position of a light source changes. A systematic testing of the effects of varying the parameter values on optical satellite imagery is conducted. Experiments are designed to verify claims made about the influence of varying the scales and orientations within predetermined ranges, but also to show the considerable changes in classification accuracy when varying the filter mask and tile size. Heuristic techniques such as Genetic Algorithms (GA) can be used to find optimum solutions in application domains where an enumeration approach is not feasible. Hence, the effectiveness of a GA to automate the process of determining optimum Gabor filter parameter values for a given image dataset is also investigated. The results of the research can be used to facilitate the selection of Gabor filter parameters for applications that involve multi-textured image segmentation or classification, and specifically to guide the selection of appropriate filter mask and tile sizes for automated analysis of satellite imagery.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/11070
dc.language.isoen_ZAen
dc.subjectComputer vision.en
dc.subjectRemote sensing.en
dc.subjectFourier transformations--Computer programs.en
dc.subjectFlood warning systems.en
dc.subjectOptical character recognition devices.en
dc.subjectArtificial satellites in surveying.en
dc.subjectTheses--Computer science.en
dc.titleGabor filter parameter optimization for multi-textured images : a case study on water body extraction from satellite imagery.en
dc.typeThesisen

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